CURLOPT_CLOSESOCKETDATA

Section: curl_easy_setopt options (3)
Updated: November 04, 2020
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NAME

CURLOPT_CLOSESOCKETDATA - pointer passed to the socket close callback  

SYNOPSIS

#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_CLOSESOCKETDATA, void *pointer);  

DESCRIPTION

Pass a pointer that will be untouched by libcurl and passed as the first argument in the closesocket callback set with CURLOPT_CLOSESOCKETFUNCTION(3).  

DEFAULT

The default value of this parameter is NULL.  

PROTOCOLS

All except file:  

EXAMPLE

static int closesocket(void *clientp, curl_socket_t item)
{
  printf("libcurl wants to close %d now\n", (int)item);
  return 0;
}

/* call this function to close sockets */
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_CLOSESOCKETFUNCTION, closesocket);
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_CLOSESOCKETDATA, &sockfd);
 

AVAILABILITY

Added in 7.21.7  

RETURN VALUE

Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.  

SEE ALSO

CURLOPT_CLOSESOCKETFUNCTION(3), CURLOPT_OPENSOCKETFUNCTION(3),


 

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NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
DEFAULT
PROTOCOLS
EXAMPLE
AVAILABILITY
RETURN VALUE
SEE ALSO